Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-29
YARm Norr.

The grange raises the sign Of caution
against the Bohemian cat swindle. as
vel il may.
sulphide Of potassium has been re-
commended as 4 remedy for miidew Of
the strawberry Leaf
II the sol contain much vegetable
matter. bone and asheS viii be inaieat-
ed - a fertilizer for strawberries and
other small fruits.
Cat OF al suckers from the trees
and get the orchard in shape. There
: nothing 50 unsightiy as an orchard
containing suckers around the base Of
each tree.
In using earbOlic acid as an insect
eide, one part OF the acid 70 one hun
dred parts Of water Is the correct pro-
portion. 1t may be freely sprinkled on
all kinds Of plants
The New York MIX Exchange has
put the price Of milk to the farmer a
81 cents a quart, less the freight rate.
This viii net him 81 for a 40-quart can,
as be pays IS cents freight and cents
ferriage.
A distance Of thirty feet apart each
way Is suitable for apple trees, and
eighteen feet each way for peach trees.
The young trees should be kept well
trimmed and be given the very best
cultivation.
The more rapidly air is brought into
contact with cider, the faster the latter
will be changed 10 vinegar Draw ont
little cider daily and return il to the
barrel in a small stream, II cider is to
be turned TO vinegar.
Brass was used for various kinds Of
implements before iron was manufac-
tured. In early days brass was har-
dened so as to excel in drilling stone.
But the process by which it was SO
hardened IS unfortunately among the
lost arts.
The true way for farmers 70 secure
strong influence is 70 unite only in
asking for what is a substantial good,
and then insist npon it, Ii is quite as
necessary for farmers to repudiate
every false claim made in their name
as 1t is 10 insist upon a righteous de-
mand which they may really desire to
make.
Bulletin No. "a Of the Agricultural
College Of Michigan reports the results
OF a preliminary test in feeding steers
OF different Holstein, Devon,
Galloway. Hereford. Shorthorn and
Jersey. Write to Prof. Samuel John
son, Professor Of Agriculture, Agri-
cultural College P. o., Michigan, for
copies.
At the late session Of the Kansas
horticultural Society, one of the men,
bers said the capability of fruits TO
stand long travel depended as much
on the packer as the variety of fruit.
II our dead-ripe raspberry. he said, be
put with the others. it soon starts de-
cay among the whole brotherhood of
fruits. Dead-ripe fruits should be care
fully discarded in packing fruits Of this
kind.
Says the American Poultry Yard:
" Ii is a safe plan TO dust the mother
hen and the broods with some good
insecticide. But don't use sulphur
and lard mixed. Ii is a good prepar-
alton TO kill lice-and the chickens.
Persian or Dalmatian earbolic or other
insect powder, dry sulphur alone,
sweet cream and lard in moderation,
or little--a very little-kerosene oil
can be used safely"
AAtM AoilS Will lhiEOIdll diiQ TtthitS'
agricultural editors continue to repeat
the false and foolish statement that " if
the hay is damp when hauled into the
barn, little salt sprinkled on 4 will
help TO preserve it. This ridiculous
tradition has been repeated like the
prattling OF jackdaw. until some men
too stupid to think or experiment be-
lieve and practice it.
The National Agricultural Depart
ment has been trying to ascertain the
mortgaged indebtedness Of the farmers
in the various States. From the esti-
mates the farms in New York are more
generally covered with mortgages than
elsewhere, IS one-third of their farms
are mortgaged for two-thirds of their
value. Pennsylvania, only Is per cent;
Missouri, 20; Kansas, 80 per cent;
Iowa, 20. The total mortgage debt on
the farms of the United States is esti-
mated at two billions, or more than the
Government debt.